Language Arts & Disciplines - Translating & Interpreting

"Anton Chekhov: Earliest Stories offers the first comprehensive translation in English... And it is supremely juvenile in the best way." --The GuardianThis volume comprises a complete annotated translaton of Anton Chekhov's fifty eight earliest stories, arranged in chronological order. Written between 1880 and 1882,...

Thirteen autobiographical accounts of language revitalization, ranging from Irish Gaelic to Mohawk, Kawaiisu to Māori, are brought together by Leanne Hinton, professor emerita of linguistics at UC Berkeley.Throughout the world individuals in the intimacy of their homes innovate, improvise, and struggle daily to pass...

In this sharp and often entertaining tour through antiquity, Emily Wilson--whose renditions of Homer's Odyssey and Iliad have captured a generation's imagination--explores the complicated terrain of reading and writing about the ancient past. Drawing on twenty years of scholarship and teaching, Wilson explores the...

This bold new translation by two brilliant poets offers a contemporary perspective on a timeless masterpiece of Daoist scripture, introducing Dao De Jing to a new audience while retaining the majesty of the Chinese original. Composed of eighty-one short poems written by the sage...

Communicate effectively in American English and Latin American Spanish with this comprehensive, bilingual, bidirectional dictionary. Designed especially for speakers of Spanish, this dictionary features up-to-date coverage of essential, current vocabulary, and is an ideal reference for students, teachers, travelers, and language learners of all...

"At once erudite and colloquial" (New Yorker), this book provides an accessible introduction to the joys and challenges of poetry In Don't Read Poetry, poet and literary critic Stephanie Burt offers an accessible introduction to the seemingly daunting task of reading, understanding, and appreciating...

I am trying to learn, with my tongue, sounds that are unfamiliar to me. A foreign-sounding word learned out of curiosity is not "imitation" per se. All of these things I learn leave traces that slowly grow to coexist with my accent. And that...

In this engaging humanist text, a renowned Senegalese philosopher explores the power of translation to bridge cultural divides. Informed by his own multicultural background--African, French, and American--Souleymane Bachir Diagne interrogates the practice of translation in this thoughtful text. Although translation often produces a relationship...

He's as mad as a hatter!Whether it's like a bump on a log or a bat out of hell, these expressions have been around forever, but we've never really known why ... until now! Finally Dr. Funk explains more than 400 droll, colorful, and...

How does Shakespeare remain Shakespeare when every word is changed? In this playful, meditative exploration of translating the world's most beloved playwright, Daniel Hahn guides us through the magic of bringing the Bard to a global audience. "For those who care deeply about language,...

Having trouble understanding or conversing with native Italian speakers? If so, try this book!The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with conversational dialogues in Italian that use 100 percent real Italian. As language learners ourselves, we understand the desire to learn...

Speaking Basic Italian in 5 Days Is Possible!If you're thinking of travelling to Italy, want to gain a basic understanding of the language or simply have an interest in Europe's finest culture, then you're in the right place. This book will show you how...

A lively inquiry into a literary genius, the translators who immortalized him, and what it means to cultivate a rich inner life in turbulent times"What happens to a writer's work when it is translated-specifically, what happens if his name is Franz Kafka?"In Kafkaesque, Maïa...

This monumental new edition celebrates the vitality of the Lakota language today and will be a valuable resource for students and teachers alike. The most complete and up-to-date dictionary of Lakota available, this new edition of Eugene Buechel's classic dictionary contains over thirty thousand...

German-English/English-German. Extensive English-German dictionary with 130,000 keywords and phrases. Highly up-to-date vocabulary. Includes German sound and grammar information. Find keywords intuitively and quickly. Additional information in the Annex: Irregular German verbs; Tables on British, American and European temperature, measurement and weight data; Numbers in...

The Learning Biblical Hebrew Workbook is an essential companion for students using Learning Biblical Hebrew: Reading for Comprehension. The workbook includes guided readings tailored to the growing knowledge of the student using the introductory grammar. After the opening chapters containing grammar exercises to reinforce...

Lonely Planet's Brazilian PortuguesePhrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Brazilian Portuguese phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Order feijoada, ask for directions to Carnaval in Rio and converse with locals; all...

Lonely Planet's Cantonese Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Indian phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Chat with locals along the Great Wall, ask for recommendations of Hong Kong's best night...

Lonely Planet's China Phrasebook & Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful phrases and vocabulary from Cantonese, Mandarin, Tibetan and many more regional dialects, for all your travel needs. Strike up a conversation with locals, ask...

Lonely Planet's Czech Phrasebook and Dictionary is your handy passport to culturally enriching travels with the most relevant and useful Czech phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Learn how to ask for directions, decode menus, find accommodation, enjoy social interactions with confidence,...